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~Warrior & Death~Pua kumbu~antique
galvin yeo
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Borneoartifact item number: PK0147
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Old pua kumbu
Height: 186cm / 73.2 inches
Width: 111cm / 43.7 inches
Pua kumbu of Borneo:
The Pua weaving or the Pua Kumbu is a ritual blanket used for religious ceremonies, festivals “Gawai”, ceremonies associated with birth, death, healing or “soul-searching” and war of headhunting. It serves as a means of communication between this world and the world of ancestors, spirits and gods.
Here, the weaver puts down a woven graphic design of the Iban animistic beliefs, the spiritual realm (“antu”) and the world view of life around them ie. the trees, animals, insects, jungle life, natural and supernatural life. Each weaver never draws up the image she intended to dye. The designs are vested with meaning and energy. The more powerful a design, the closer it brings an Iban to the spiritual world. The more powerful the design, the greater the danger for the weaver.
The Weaver-Chemist: All the dyes used in the traditional Pua Kumbu are vegetable and fruit(mango stein-reddish color) origin, and the method of preparing the “mordant bath” for the cotton yarn and the actual dye-bath are only carried out by the special divinely-ordained weavers accorded the status of “Indu Tau Nakar Tau Ngar” or “She Who Knows the Secret of Measuring Out the Drugs in Order to Obtain the rich colors.
Origin: Sarawak, Borneo.
This pua: A very unusual and rare piece of pua kumbu. 3 rows of motifs reveals male(note the sex symbols) "Buyang Berani" or "Brave warrior" and "engkaramba" spirits.
Top Selakoh: "Pucuk Rebung" / bamboo shoot
Bottom Selakoh: "Pucuk Rebung" / bamboo shoot
Only natural dye from vegetable are used. Please don't ever have any contact with water, as this will permanently destroy the pua.
Age: 50 years or more.
Condition: Some stain and 5 holes are found on the pua measuring2-6cm wide, item is sold as shown, no exception.
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